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Top 100 Goalies of All-Time
In our annual Collector's Edition, we countdown down the Top 100 goalies of all-time and tell the story of each. It's 140 pages packed with everything about the game's best masked men.
74. MARTY TURCO
BORN Aug. 13, 1975, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. NHL CAREER 2000-12 TEAMS Dal, Chi, Bos STATS 275-167-66, 2.36 GAA, .910 SP, 41 SO ALL-STAR 1 (Second-1) THE FIRST TWO seasons of his professional career, Marty Turco was sent to the minors. It was the right decision. With Hall of Famer Ed Belfour in net, the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup and went to the final the next year. But when he was sent down prior to 1999-2000, a frustrated Turco went to the Stars GM to speak his mind. “All I ever asked for through peewee and bantam and college and even the NHL was a fair chance,” Turco said. “When I turned pro, I looked at Bob Gainey and said, ‘Just give me a fair chance. You want to…
4. JACQUES PLANTE
BORN Jan. 17, 1929, Shawinigan Falls, Que. NHL CAREER 1952-73 TEAMS Mtl, NYR, StL, Tor, Bos STATS 437-246-145, 2.38 GAA, .919 SP, 82 SO ALL-STAR 7 (First-3, Second-4) TROPHIES 8 (Hart-1, Vezina-7) STANLEY CUPS 6 WHEN JACQUES Plante died of stomach cancer in 1986, only one former Montreal Canadiens teammate attended his funeral. For an organization that treats its legends like deities, it seems rather strange that Plante’s passing would have such a low-key response. But that was exactly the way Plante wanted it. He had lived out his life quietly in Switzerland after retiring, and died there at age 57. He told few people of his illness, so there was no time for the hockey world to prepare, and the funeral was held almost immediately in Switzerland. Montreal legend Jean Beliveau…
39. GERRY CHEEVERS
BORN Dec. 7, 1940, St. Catharines, Ont. NHL CAREER 1961-80 TEAMS Tor, Bos STATS 230-102-74, 2.89 GAA, .901 SP, 26 SO STANLEY CUPS 2 GERRY CHEEVERS IS best known for his stitch-adorned goalie mask. While it looked very intimidating, the story behind it was pretty funny. It might even leave some readers in stitches themselves. Part of a tandem with Eddie Johnston in Boston, Cheevers helped the Bruins win two Stanley Cups in the early 1970s, but his mask will live on as long as those championships. Blessed with a great sense of humor, the native of St. Catharines, Ont., once left practice early, using a weak shot to the mask as his excuse. “It wasn’t a hard shot at all,” Cheevers said. “But I went down like I was dead.” Chilling back…
10. TURK BRODA
BORN May 15, 1914, Brandon, Man. NHL CAREER 1936-52 TEAMS Tor STATS 302-224-101, 2.53 GAA, 62 SO ALL-STAR 3 (First-2, Second-1) TROPHIES 2 (Vezina-2) STANLEY CUPS 5 KIDS CAN BE CRUEL. In some cases, that has spawned some marvelous nicknames. Initially borne in a cascade of tears, they later became a badge of honor. And that was the case with one of the game’s most iconic goalies, Turk Broda. The last time the young freckle-faced son of Ukrainian immigrants in Brandon, Man., was called Walter, his English teacher had been talking innocuously about an old English king who was covered in spots. Citizens called the king ‘Turkey Egg’ because of his freckles. One of Walter’s classmates looked over at him and said, “Look at Walter. He looks like a turkey egg, too!”…
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